Every year I start baking cookies in late November to freeze for Christmas. I have a very organized system to track my recipes, how many I make, and which ones are more popular than others. Throughout the year I test new recipes to determine if they will make it into the Christmas rotation. Last year...
Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, we go to Hozak Farms to get our Christmas tree. It is one of my favorite family traditions. Unfortunately, I just could make it this year, so Craig and Ella took care of everything. Ella arranged (and re-arranged) our nativity set and then insisted that I take a...
We headed to Saegertown (near Meadville, PA) for Thanksgiving at Aunt Lucille’s. Unfortunately, I was not feeling very well, so we didn’t take many images. Thankfully, Ella has her Grandma to play with. This is how I looked; miserable. I was in tears most of the day, it was pretty awful. Luckily, I felt better...
So here is what I’m dealing with. Can you imagine? People see me and say… aww, you look so tired. I look tired because I AM TIRED. Sleeping has become very difficult, but you don’t need to tell me I look tired because what I hear is, “you look terrible.” Remember, pregnant women are very...
My best friend Jody had a lovely shower for me this past Sunday, it was so exciting! Mom commissioned my designer friend Corrie to come up with something for my cake. They know that I’m not a Winnie the Pooh type person and I LOVED the design she came up with! Totally me. Jody is...
